Show T PROPERTY PP the pacific 1 headquarters 1 san francisco gal cal dec 20 63 vencial older no 29 19 the following efti act from tile the lica act of congress approved january 11 1802 1862 and the orders of the war department relative to the purchase of government property pio plo perty ale aie published for general information section 11 17 that every not subject to the rules and articles of war who shall procure or entice a soldier in in the service of the united states to desert or who shall purchase aloin any soldier his arms uniform clothing or any part thereof and every captain or commanding officer of any ship or vessel who sa s1 shall aall enter on hoard board such ship or vessel as one him to have deserted of his chew knowing I 1 or otherwise carry away any such soldier or shall refuse to give him up to the orders of his commanding officer shall upon legal conviction be fined at tile the discretion of any court having cognizance of the bame anany in any sum not exceeding three bundled dollars and be imprisoned any term not exceeding one year war department adgit gens office washington oct 23 1862 J general 01 omideis dei s no it appearing that largo large quantities of government pro pei ty b have aye been unlawfully disposed of by i noncommissioned commissioned non officers and soldiers in in violation of law and the army rules and regulations it is ordered that all air united states officers com commanding mandill g posts seize all military clothing blankets shoes arms arins equipments and other such supplies which have been issued by the G avei to soldier s and lost or disposed of by them and it shall bo be incumbent on any person not a soldier who may have any such property in his possession to prove that lie he lias has lawfully acquired possession the thereof leof such property pro ly when seized will be tinned over to tile the united states master aster ni and his report in duplicate taken one of such receipts to bo be transmitted to the quartermaster term aster Gen vencial cial the rho seizure will also be to the adjutant general all provost marshals appointed by tile department will assist in recovering to the united st states ates this description of pi pio perty commanding officers of companies ale aie that it is their duty not only to bause cause soldiers who are guilty of violating file law forbidding the sale destruction or negligent loss of clothing arms I 1 or public property to be charged on the muster rolls with all the articles improperly lost or disposed of but also to enforce 1 such other punishment as the nature of their offense on ense may demand by order of the secretary of war ii THOMAS ada gon gen wy order gen wright RC abst Ass ada gen rat extract act FRONI FROM ACT OF ro CONGRESS GRE S APPROVED MARCH ard 3rd 1863 section and be it further en enact et ed cd that the clothes arms military out outfits ts and accoutrements furnished by the uni united t ed states to any soldier shall not be sold exchanged pledged loaned loane or given away and no person not a soldier or duly authorized officer of tile the un united Q states who has possession of any such clothes arms military outfits or accod tic ments furnished as aforesaid and lluhi which ch have been tho the subject of any such biale bale batter exchange pledge loan or gift shall have any right title or interest therein but tile the same may be seized and taken wherever found by any officer of the united states civil or military and shall thereupon bo be delivered to any quartermaster or other officer authorized to receive tile the same and the possession of such clothes or arms military outfits or accoutrements hy any person not a soldier or officer of the united states shall be prima facia evidence of such a sale baiter exchange 0 pledge plede loan or gift as aforesaid |